COMBUSTIBLE CASED TELESCOPED AMMUNITION ASSEMBLY

摘要

An apparatus and method relating to a cased telescoped ammunition assembly configured to be fired from a firing device. Under one aspect of the invention, a cased telescoped ammunition assembly includes a combustible case body 12 and noncombustible end caps 14, 16 connected to opposing ends of the case body. The case body is configured to be substantially consumed in combustion when the ammunition assembly is fired. An internal support structure 18 is positioned in the interior portion of the case body 12 and connected to the end caps 14, 16. The internal support structure 18 and the end caps 14, 16 define a load-bearing unit that provides a load path substantially independent of the case body. The load-bearing unit is configured to react external loads, such that the combustible case body is substantially isolated from and does not react the external loads.